Saturday, 27 July 2013

Sarah's Cat - Flash Fiction

And now for something...well...different.

Some time ago, I used to belong to a writers' website where a monthly flash fiction contest took place. It's a great discipline, defined as 'A
unique type of story that has been whittled down to its essence whilst
remaining a complete story, with plot, narrative, character/s, conflict,
and resolution' (Vic Errington, Flash Fiction World)

So, with no more introduction, here's a 170 word effort of mine:

http://finecats.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/ther-black-cat/

SARAH'S CAT

Behind her door, Sarah heard her mother’s screams, her
father’s roars and the crash of broken glass.

Beside her,
the black cat purred as Sarah drew him to her. ‘Jasper, help me! He’ll come for
me next, I know he will.’

The purring grew louder as the
light cast shadows on the wall. Shadows of a child and her cat.

Suddenly, the
screams stopped. A door banged. Footsteps thudded closer and then he was
outside the door. Sarah screwed her eyes shut. ‘Jasper, make him go away. Please
make him go away.’

On her
knee, the cat shifted. His shadow grew and his purrs became growls.

As the door
flew open. Sarah dared to look and saw her father’s rage turn to fear and then
terror as the beast roared and leaped.

The man’s screams set Sarah’s
teeth rattling, but not for long. She
smiled as the cat returned, lay down beside her and resumed his rhythmical purr.